The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-24

"ulSoliceS Vi wealth. ana nalntdlnlng social
appearances by desperate expedents. He
must be gay old beau himself, too, and
altogether he will go home worn out and
unhappy, unless at least one of the three
wins a atimonial prize.
Mllllonalres are hotly hunted here by
men, IF you won't print my name with
what say said a very rich man. known
widely for his public spirit and generosity,
i don't mind telling you that summer
watering place is a favorite place for chas-
ing and capturing capitalists. Nowhere
else is moneyed man so accessible and
valuable. He has time to listen, he is usually
IN good humor, and he is not in his business
condition. A fellow comes along with a
scheme. His errand here is to secure
financial bac1er, but he doesn't
mention that fact. He shrewdly con-
tllves to be thrown into the social company
OF millionaire. He chats pleasantly on
a variety OF sub 'ec 8. He adroitly
leads to the theme which he has at heart,
but with such careless manner that nobody
would suppose him to be especially in
terested. His ideas seem spontaneous. He
only becomes engrossed in the topic when
he sees that his victim is in that condition
Then he discloses his enterprise, putting into
the account all the persuasive eloquence at
his command. Finally he signs and says:
What's the user He hasn't any money
with which to rea ize his dream. Then the
millionaire offers 10 capitalize the scheme,
aud the job is successfully accomplished
Sometimes it is an honest one, and other
times it is fraud, but the method of catch
ing the capital is about the same"
The tinancier gossiped most furiously
about in one hotel is a rich man, who, for
some strange, unknown reason, made up his
mind to practically discomtenance the
practice Of feeling walters. He would not
dlsburse dime. His waiter waited in
patience for a week, but the pay day that
he longed for never came. A second week
passed. The waiter furnished the guest
with slow, cold, bad meals, but did not
bring him to terms. The guest complained
TO the head waiter. The boss of the dining
room decided that the waiter must keep at
work, but refused to compel efficiency.
Thence the case was appealed to the land
lord. He had never before known an in
stance of anybody staying at the hotel two
weeks without feeling waiter. He thought
it over and at length made two refusals.
He would not shift the waiter to different
guest, as requested by the waiter, and he
would not assign different waiter to the
guest, as requested by the guest. This is a
positive fact
The spirit of gambling is rampant The
club houses are jack-o'-lanterns by way of
seductive illumination at right, and the fools
may lose their money at faro, roulette, red
and-black, or baccarat as ne chooes The
one thing he cannot often do is to win.
what are you playing with now!n is a
reported question asked of a bank clerk, as
he sat at a roulette table.
Pm in the postage box" he replied,
meaning that he was using the fund init listed
to him for postal expenses at the bank.
Next I'll have to stick my hand into the
contingent drawer
What Heterogeneous multitude it isl
Wealth is as common here as poverty in
Ireland If you meet rough-looking old
fellow, whose clothes and manners are alike
questionable, don't presume to despise him,
for he may be the richest man in Oshkosh
Contrarywise, you must not assume that
the polished dandy beside him is the son of
a millionaire, for he may be a mere heiress
hunter, with his entire fortune invested in
three suits of clothes and months board
Actresses are plenty, and there is no
easier place to catch them-to judge
by appearances. One is going by She is a
beauty too She sits in rakish vehicle.
and is driving rafting trotter Every
thing about the establishment from her own
lovely face to the high nose of her horse, is
sightiy-except the fellow by her side He
would be quite impossible to her as lackey,
for she would hire handsoner man; but
he is sutton, not hopeless, and surely
tolerated to the extent Of being an invited
companion in a morning drive past the big
hotels, Possibly she has planned to heighten
her own charms by the device of contrast.
The writer was riding in Ocean avenue
past the line of villas, which increase in
number and beauty as the years go by. 1t
was midday, and he had view of two la
dies Waiting in the parlor of Gen. Thos. 7.
Eckert, General Manager of the Western
Union. He fancied that they were casually
practicing some of the frequent new styles
of round dancing. But the rhythmic grace
of their movements was not compatible
with the seeming lack of music. He looked
again, and saw that one was holding the
receiver Of telephone close to her own and
partners ear, and that they reversed often
the connecting wire. Later, he was shown
phone directly over the orchestra in the